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I’m playing an early Valentines Day show at Central Market North (4001 N Lamar Blvd, Austin) this Saturday, February 8th from 3pm-6pm! I’ll be playing guitar/singing at different stations in the store, so swing by and say hello and pick out some V Day gifts!

I hope everyone is having a great holiday week! If you are a member of the University of Texas Club Austin I’ll be playing the pep rally dinner on Thanksgiving from 5pm-7pm. Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I’m so excited for the next full band show at Central Market Westgate (South location) on Sunday, November 3rd at 12noon-3pm. It’s all ages and free! We’ll be playing originals and some fun covers! I really hope you can join us!

Happy Fall everyone! I have some exciting things going on. First, the next duo show is Friday, Oct. 25th from 6-8pm at the Hyatt in Austin (check “Shows” page for more details). And if you have little ones, I’m having my first FREE My Music Day class (my children’s music program) at the Manchaca Public Library (5500 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745) in South Austin on Saturday, October 19th from 1pm-1:30pm. All ages and all free! Read more about My music day HERE

I’ll be playing at Becker Vineyards on Sunday, September 15th from 1pm-4pm. So many fun things are going on that weekend.. including the Lukenbach car show on September 14th! Make a weekend of all the fun!

I’ll be at beautiful Becker Vineyards in Fredericksburg, TX this Sunday, June 30th from 1pm-4pm playing solo. C’mon out for some cool, delicious white wine in Texas Hill Country! My favorite is the Becker Viognier!

If you missed my performance on KOOP 91.7FM Austin, TX radio you can listen to it HERE
Just click on Saturday, October 20th. The show is called “The Singer and the Song” and I was joined by guitarist Michael Minnis for the hour show with an interview and 8 live songs! Enjoy!

I’m so excited to announce the CD Release Party is at Central Market Westgate on Sunday, August 12 from 12noon-3pm with the full band! We’ll be playing the new songs as well as covers for all ages! Mark your calendar! It’s indoors (thank goodness it’s so hot) and free admission!

Just counting down the days until the new EP. Jeff Byrd was the engineer and worked very hard on this record (show below). I’m currently looking around for a CD release venue and all that fun. Stay tuned…

My next show is at beautiful Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, Texas on Sunday, February, 11th from 1pm-4pm. Also, we just had the photo shoot for the new EP and it’s being mixed and mastered over the next 2 weeks, so it’s getting very close to being ready! I’m currently looking around for a place to have the CD party here in Austin and I’ll be announcing the date and place soon. Can’t wait to share the new CD with you!

We had a great time playing at the Hyatt Austin last week…surrounded by 25 Christmas trees! It was so beautiful! This December, I’ll be finishing up my new EP. I can’t wait to get it out there for everyone to hear!

Looking forward to some lavender and wine this month at Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, TX. I’ll be there playing solo from 1-4pm on Saturday, September 30th. Lots of shows also starting to pop up for October. I’ll be adding those soon!

The 2nd Women and Wine Social/ Charitable event in Austin will be on Wednesday, September 6th. The place is TBA. I’ll announce it here as soon as I hear! Everyone brings a bottle of their favorite wine and clothing to donate to The Assistance League of Austin’s Thrift House.

Attention Austin Women! Today, Aug. 2nd there is a Women & Wine social/charitable event. 5-7pm at 3202 Hemphill Park. Bring a bottle of wine to share and a gently used item to donate to The Assistance League of Austin’s Thrift House. I will be attending and hope to see you there!
They would like to have them every first weds. of the month. I’ll keep everyone posted here.

I’m very excited to play for the first time at the Becker Lavender Festival coming up soon on Saturday, May 6 from 10:30-1:30pm in Stonewall, TX. That night I’ll be playing a house concert at River House Concerts in Spicewood, TX. Details are HERE

I’m ready to make my new CD and start recording new songs! I started a fundraiser campaign on GoFundMe to raise the funds for recording the new cd, cd art and cd duplication. I plan to have the new cd out soon after the fundraiser. I am so thankful for your support. You can find the fundraiser website by just clicking HERE

I’m looking forward to playing my 2nd Arts Round-Up for the Spicewood Arts Society on Sunday, October 30th from 2pm-4pm. I’ll be playing the show with the full band! And I hear my little guy, Oliver Shane might make an appearance! The Arts Round-Up features local Photography, Drawing/Dry Media, Pastels, Painting, Mixed Media, Ceramics, Jewelry, Digital Art, Wood Working, Metal Works, Glass and Sculpture. More info HERE

The show will be at La Cabana Grill. Address on the “Shows” page. Can’t wait to see you at the show.

I had a great time playing the Dickens on Main Festival over the weekend in Boerne, TX and ready to jump into December holiday shows! I’ll be at Jester Kings Brewery in Austin, TX on Saturday, Dec. 5th @1:30pm and Becker Vineyards on Sunday, December 13th @1pm. Happy December everyone!

I’ll be at Whole Foods Gateway in North Austin this Friday from 6-8pm solo and on Sunday at beautiful Becker Vineyards solo from 1-4pm. And coming up… I’m so excited to be playing the Sun Radio showcase at Guero’s next Wednesday, November 18th at 6pm! Sun Radio will be airing live from the Guero’s (S. Congress/Austin, TX) outdoor stage and my full band will be joining me (6-7pm). Hope you can be part of the live radio audience in Austin that night! You can also listen online anywhere in the U.S. at sunradio.com or download the Sun Radio app on your cell phone and listen.

November is an exciting month! I’ll be playing the Spicewood Art Society’s Art Round Up on Sunday, November 8th from 12-1:30pm and a full band show for Texas Live Radio at Guero’s Taco Bar on Wednesday, November 18th at 6pm (Broadcasting live at 100.1FM). & A few other fun shows in between! Check out the “Shows” page for more details!

I’m getting ready to take off for my Tour next Tuesday with dates in SC,FL and GA! Before I leave i have a few shows! I’ll be at the Whole Foods Domain on Sept. 17th from 6-8pm and Becker Vineyards Sunday from 1-4pm. Below has all the tour info. Please pass along to any friends in the area!

I’m getting excited for my tour to South Carolina, Florida and Georgia! Please see my “shows” page for all 4 show dates and the details. This past weekend I had a great time stompin’ grapes at Becker Vineyards. I’ll be back there again on September 20th.

Happy July everyone! I’m honored to be the featured Austin Artist at St. David’s downtown Austin for the next 3 Sunday’s (July 5th, 12th & 19th)! St. David’s is at 301 E. 8th Street, 11:15 a.m. worship service in Bethell Hall.

More info about Austin Music Series @ St. David’s:

Come and experience Austin’s finest singers and musicians sharing their songs during our weekly 11:15 a.m. worship service in Bethell Hall. If you are not accustomed to attending church, no worries! This is an opportunity to experience good music in a relaxed worship service. Services are held in Bethell Hall, which is our contemporary worship space. In addition to being a location for weekly church services, Bethell Hall also hosts performances and events during the annual South by Southwest Music Festival due to its excellent acoustics.

I’m playing my last show of the 4 week residency at the Balcones Country Club in Austin this Thursday. Pool party with a full bar, full restaurant menu and open to the public. 6-9pm. Sunday, I’ll be back at Beautiful Becker Vineyards in Texas Hill Country 1-4pm.

This Thursday I’m continuing my month long Pool residency at Balcone’s Country Club in Austin TX 6-9pm. Balcone’s Country Club (BCC) Pool Party has a full restaurant and bar and is open to the public. See you there!

I’m excited to return to Key Bar (617 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX) this coming Sunday, June 31st at 6pm-6:45pm! I’ll be with my full band and there’s no cover. Sacred Cowboys play from 6-6pm. See you there!

What a great SXSW this year! We played four shows and had a blast at each one. A big thank you to The Driskill Hotel, C3 Car Pavillion, Free People Clothing Store and the Key Bar! And to my bandmates Josh Center, Trevor Soetaert, Nick Randolph and all of the friends and family who came out to see us over the last week. We appreciate it!

I’ll be at Free People on Lamar playing solo Thursday from 5-7pm for their SXSW Party! They’ll have a photographer there and make up artist for fun! Saturday I’ll be at the Key Bar from 6pm-6:45pm with the band. SXSW has sure been fun so far. Below is a photo from our SXSW show at the beautiful Driskill Hotel.

I can’t believe SXSW is coming up so soon! I have 3 shows that I’m excited to announce! All of the shows are free and open to the public. Tuesday, March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day!) I’ll be at the Driskill Hotel Downtown from 8pm-10pm (with the band), Thursday, March 19th I’ll be at Free People on Lamar (solo) from 5pm-7pm and Saturday, March 21st I’ll be at Key Bar (with the band) from 6pm-6:45pm.

I’m starting to get ready for some big shows out of town. I’ll be playing solo at the Blue Door in Oklahoma City on February 8th and shortly after that I’ll be back at the famous Driskill Hotel Downtown Austin with the band (Feb. 20th). Also just got word I’ll be at the Driskill for SXSW in March! Very excited!

I’ve got some exciting things coming up! I’m finally playing in Austin with the Full band this month! Coming up Saturday, November 15th, I have a full band show at the Whip In at 8pm. Earlier that afternoon, I’ll be on KOOP 97.1FM radio to play on Rush Evan’s show “Singer and the Song”. Excited to talk about the songs on the air.

I’m also starting to book a National tour for 2015. Keep an eye on the calendar as new dates are being added now. Excited to get back on the road again.

This Sunday is a big day! I’ll be at Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, TX from 1pm-4pm and then playing with the full band at Whole Foods Gateway in Austin, TX for their Independence Brewery Beer Dinner! You can get tickets HERE. Celebrate Austin Beer Week!

Flat Creek Estate in Marble Falls TX is having a Grape Jam Wine & Music Festival featuring many Texas Wineries, amazing food and my band will be there to entertain! The event is from 4pm-7:30pm. You can find more information & tickets HERE

The band and I are playing the grand opening of a new kid’s fitness gym (YES! Youth Fitness) this Saturday 11-2am (Hosted by Whole Kids/ Whole Foods). They’ll be giving away a trip for 4 to Disneyland! Please see my “shows” page for more details.

Sunday, I’ll be at beautiful Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, TX from 1pm-4pm.

Coming up this weekend, I’ll be playing in beautiful Hill Country solo acoustic at
Becker Vineyards Saturday, Sept. 20th from 1pm-4pm and Sunday, Sept. 21st I’ll be rockin’ with the full band at Cedar Street Courtyard Downtown Austin from 8pm-10:30pm (followed by the amazing Austin band Color who will play 11-midnight).

Below is a photo of the beautiful lavender fields at Becker Vineyards! I love their lavender gift shop.

I had a wonderful time hanging in Comfort, TX last weekend. Saw so many familiar faces at Singing Water Vineyards and had a great time catching up with everyone.

This Friday I’m playing downtown Austin at Cedar Street Courtyard on 4th Street from 7pm-9pm with the band. It’s free and what an awesome stage! Saturday, I’ll be at Becker Vineyards from 1pm-4pm in Stonewall, TX.

I’m excited to play the Dress in white party at Singing Water Vineyards in Comfort, TX this weekend. Interested in seeing how the band boys dress up for this one:) I’ve got my white Rickenbacker guitar ready! There will be food there and so much fun. If you have not been to comfort, tx, this is the time to go and see this beautiful, charming town.

A very fun event is coming up on Saturday, August 30th in Comfort, TX. Singing Water Winery is having a dress in white party and my full band will be playing 1-4pm. Great wine, live music and I’m sure some beautiful outfits:) And yes, my band will be in white. I might even break out my white Rickenbacker guitar for this special gig!

Photo below is from Cedar Street Courtyard. If you live in Austin, we’ll be back for happy hour again on Friday, Sept. 5th at 6pm.

I’m so excited to be playing downtown Austin this Friday! I’ll be at Cedar Street Courtyard for Happy Hour from 6pm-7pm. Address is: 208 W. Fourth Street, Austin, TX 78701. Website is HERE

Playing with the full band! As most of you know, I play a lot in Hill Country, so playing in Austin is a very special event. I sure hope you can make it! The stage and scenery at this place is great and sure to be rockin’ on a Friday!

It was a wonderful (and rockin’) weekend in Comfort, TX. I am so thankful to the band (Josh Center on Drums and Trevor Soetaert on Bass) for making it possible to play these cool shows. They are the best! I’ll be at Pedernales Cellars this Saturday, August 2nd in Stonewall, TX from 1-5pm. Can you believe it’s already August??!

I’m playing the Whole Foods Gateway Cherry Festival this Friday, July 11th with the full band from 12noon-3pm. The address is 9607 Research Blvd., Austin, TX 78759 (next to REI and Nordstrom Rack). We’ll be playing outside!

We had fun playing at Whole Foods Gateway for a week! Just relaxing today and enjoying my first week off in awhile! Starting to look at the recording of the new record this week and writing the last songs on the album. Next show is Saturday, July 12th at Fiesta Winery in Fredericksburg. Happy Summer!

Coming up I have 5 shows with the band at Whole Foods Gateway on Research Blvd. in Austin, TX. Whole Foods is celebrating their favorite Austin/local bands with a week of live music. See my shows page for details.

I played 4 shows over the last 4 days! Had so much fun!! Almost thought I lost my voice this morning when it got a little raspy, but then it came back! Whew. I’m going to do it all over again with 4 more shows over the weekend! People sometimes ask how I can sing for 6 hours in a day. I have no idea. I haven’t lost my voice…yet! Friday I’ll be at the new Flat Creek Estate Tasting Room in Marble Falls, Saturday at Fiesta Winery in Fredericksburg and Sunday in Round Mountain, TX and then later that night a block party in Austin. Wow, I think I might need a driver! Ok, looking into that! See my “shows” page for times and details.

I leave you with the cover of my very first CD. Released in 1999. This album is so special to me. Artwork by my uncle, the very talented Michael Zugin. I love this album and everything that went into it. It’s magical. All from the original paintings, to the lyrics, to my very first songs ever written in college (when I thought I was going to be a poet for a living, I guess songwriter isn’t too far off??!) This album went on to be featured as a favorite by the UW-Wisconsin Badger Herald front cover music article. I was shocked when I opened the paper my senior year. It was the beginning of a rock n roll dream!

It’s another wine weekend! I’ll be at Pedernales Cellars this Saturday, June 7th from 1-5pm and June 8th at William Chris Vineyards from 12:30pm-4:30pm!

I’m also excited to announce Whole Foods just named my band one of their favorite local bands! They are having us play 5 shows at the end of June to celebrate. The event is called “Noon Tunes” Whole Foods Music Series – Celebrating their favorite Local Musicians and Live Music Capital of the World!

It’s a wine weekend coming up! I’ll be at Westcave Cellars in Round Mountain, TX on Saturday, May 10th and on Sunday, May 11th (Mothers Day!) I’m playing at William Chris Vineyards in Hye, TX. Hope you are enjoying the lovely weather today!

We had a fun Easter Day show at Westcave Cellars Winery! We are off to play in Boerne, TX this Friday at the Dog and Pony from 7pm-10pm with the band and then I’ll be playing solo at Bending Branch Winery on High Street Sunday from 2-5pm.